Mersey Ferry runs aground
HM Coastguard, Liverpool and Cheshire Emergency services, Liverpool Pilot and the Lifeboat were all called out out on Sunday afternoon when the Royal Iris passenger ferry ran aground in the Mersey. Around 78 passengers were on board, and were safely evacuated to a nearby dock.
Merging Two Centuries of Technology at Crofton Pumping Station
A unique project to investigate how modern technology can improve our knowledge of two hundred year old technology has been completed by Bath University Students for Crofton Beam Engines.
MS Queen Victoria in Liverpool
The Cunard liner MS Queen Victoria is in Liverpool tonight, Friday 30th May, to celebrate the maiden voyage of the earlier Cunard liner the RMS Aquitania, 31st May 1914. The picture shows her lying alonside the ferry terminal with the Mersey Ferry in the fore. She sails for Ireland and Southampton tomorrow afternoon. More here: […]